Garment-supporter.



M. S, ERLANGER,

GARMBNT /SUPPOR APPLIATON :FILED JUNE 13 TER.

a-tented June l5, 1969.

'UNTE STATES MILTON ERLANGER, OF BALTIMORE, l\lARi"lnfil\ll-),v

GARlfENT-SUPPORTER.

Application filed. June 13, 1908.

ATo all whom .it may'concem:

.pertains to make andnse the same.

My invention relates to garment supporters, and hasI for its object the. production of a supporter which although provided with the usualnictal fasteners, yet, will etl'ectually ln'event any port-ion ofthe metalclasp from contacting' withthe body t" the wearer.

To these ends my invention consists in the provision-of an inexpensive cover for lthe metal clasp ony the side next to the body,`all :is more fully disclosed hereina-ten-and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawinc forming a part of this specification, in which like nmnerals refer to like parts in all the views Figure l, a perspective view of my garment supporter, showing the side oit the metal clasp' which usually contacts with the body fully covered. Fien 2, an, edge view oi the clasp portion ot my supporter, showing' how the flexible material itseli2 is utilized to cover a metal face of the clasp, and Figi.

3, a detached plan view of that side ot' the clasp and supporter which contacts with the body of the wearer.

Il, represents any suitable fabric constituting the body ot' my supporterg2, any suit able means i'or attaching the saine to the garment to be supported; and 3, a portion of any suitable metal clasp located nea-i. the attaching' means In' garment supporters of this hind, the clasp 'portion 3 is generally either left partially uncovered, in which case :he body of the wearer is liable to be chafed; or else some expensive means is provided to prevent this charting. In my supporter the extreme end 5 ot a length of the material, passes through one ot 'the slits l ot the clasp 3; over the outer rim G of the same; through the slit in the attaching means Q, up through the saine slit il and in the saine direction as before; over the inner rim Y of the saine; over the face 8 ot'thc clasp, as shown; throughtho other slit el of the clasp 3, covering the inner rim o said secon-1l slit; up and vthrougrg'h an y Specification of Letters Patent.

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suitable link l); back over the outer rim oit said second slit; and through the saine in the saine direction as before; and iinallv the otherl end l() ot' the material may be secure l to its bight- 12, best shown in 2, or may be seeuredto the opposite big-ht, or it may be left free as desired. '.llie end 5' may also be secured to the bight i3, or the bight ll, of the material, or lett tree. It will thus be seen that the outer run (S oi' one slit 4- is the metal clasp are covered on that sidewhich contacts with the wearer' and 'the nat- 7 ural cushioning eitect ot the material utilu ized to secure a sott and yielding action against the body ol the wearer; thereby preventing in a simple and inexpensive manner all liability to chate.

' l do not wish to be limited ti tails of construction and operation above disclosed, since it is evident that the same only he varied by those skilled in 'the art. without departin,r .trom the spirit ot my invention, :is t'orth in the appended claims.

What l claiin is:

l. ln 'a garment supporter the combination ot' an attaching means vharing a slit; a link; a clasp ha ing a tace and two slits il, one oi which is provided with an outer rini il havingr faces; and a sirajle length. material, the end 5 of which is pas; through one ot' said slits el, over said outer riml l5, on one side thereolE through said slit of thesaid attaching means 2, up on the i the exact de- 'olher side of said rim (l andL through the same slit l in the same direction as before, and then through said other slit fr, thereby covering the i'jace of said clasp between said slits, as well as the faces oi" said rim, substantially' as described. I

2.111 a garment supporter, the combina- 'tion an attaching` mcans;a liulgva clasp having a iac'e portion and provided with a pair ot' slits having rims; and a single piece oil material passing' through ne ot said slits, and coycring one otl the rims. thereof; then passing through the attaching means; then through said slit in the saule direction as hot'ore covering' the othewriiu ol' said slit and the 'taco portion ot the` clasp; lhc'u through loo llt)

the second slit covering one of the rims of said second slit; then through said link back through said second slit in the suine direction as before, and covering the second rim of said second slit, substuntiallvas described.

3. In a garment supporter, the combin tion of an attaching means; a link; a clasp having a face portion and provided with a pair of slits having rims; and a single piece of material passing through one of said slits and covering one of the rims thereof; then passing through the attaching means; then through said slit in thosame direction as before, forming' a bight- 13 covering the other rim of said slit and the face portion of the Clasp; then through the second. slit cover-- tion as before and covering the second rim of said second slit, ,one end of said material being secured to said bight 13, and the other end to said bight 1'2, substantially as described, i

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa` ture, in presence of two Witnesses.

MILTON S. ERLANGER. Witnesses Anm-Rr C. HUii'rnii, AMY V. Toixo. 

